I'm looking to upgrade my rifle scope..... curious what everyone recommends..... either Vortex or Swarovski??
Rifle Scope
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Colorado Cowboy
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I am a Leupold fan, I have 6 of them. I have 2 3x9, 3 4x14 and 1 6x18. One 3x9 is their Compac model and the rest are VXIII.
JimP
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Leopold, Leopold, Leopold.
While Vortex has a great warranty it is no better than the Leopold's. For the money you can get two Leopold's for the price of a single Swaro and you won't gain much with the extra cost of the Swaro.
While Vortex has a great warranty it is no better than the Leopold's. For the money you can get two Leopold's for the price of a single Swaro and you won't gain much with the extra cost of the Swaro.
Naturebob
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I like Leupold. Just bought a Vortex , but if you can afford it I would get a Swaro.....................BOB.
What are you wanting to do with it? Do you want a holdover reticle, being able to dial your shots, or just point and shoot type of setup?
I like Sig, Vortex and Leupold
like Idcwby asked the right scope could depend on what your plans are for it.
like Idcwby asked the right scope could depend on what your plans are for it.
tim
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Mr Drysdale
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Hilltop
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I have been a Leupold fan most of my life. They have served me well but the last model fell a bit short of expectations. My newest rifle has a Trijicon. Jury is still out but so far its a pretty amazing scope.
Out of your choices I would go with the Swarovski, better glass for sure and you don’t hear about them having issues.
If you want a good bombproof scope, check out the Nightforce SHV in 3-10x42.
JimP
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On another forum there is a huge discussion going on right now about scopes. The consensus is that price for price the Leopold VX6 is every bit as good as the Swarovski and for less money. But for 99% of the time the Leopold VX3 line will work just as well as the Swarovski and this is coming from hunters who can spend what they want.
But it is agreeable that the Nightforce is the strongest scope out there, but weigh quite a bit more.
Nothing against Leupold, I’m currently using their Mk5 on a rifle and have used them off and on for years, but be careful with the VX6 line. I’ve read a lot about them having trouble maintaining zero and had a buddy experience it also, which is why I started looking into them more. Hopefully they have the issue fixed.
Scopes seem to be one the biggest discussions any more and was having one the other day, when it was brought up that all the good quality scope made now have glass quality that will get past shooting light. Thought about it for awhile and I couldn’t think of a scope that wouldn’t do it. All the ones listed above will.